The Sun. — London, England, 1826-10-11 00:00:00

OF THE PUBLIC JOURNAL,II. The readers of The Times will have observed in its columns of yesterdays a document ; professing to be official, and presenting an account of sums which have been. recently expended on certain Royal Palaces, with an estimate of further sums, to an enormous amount, still requisite, as it 'seems, to the Completion of a va riety of works, decorative' or substantial, or of mingled character, which it is proposed by somebody or other to carry on, for the improveinent or enlargement of the above' mentioned courtly habitations. The docu- Mem in question was extracted frOm an Evening paper rather ludicrously remarkable for its want of tact. If those returns of enormous expence for gewgaws in season of adversity and consternation had got into the bands of acourtly retainer of even-ordinary prudence, he would have rather eaten than' divulged them at such a time. It is plain to us that the indiscretion of the journalist in this instance has been severely repriman ded'since our yesterday's commentary on the Royal Palaces appeared ; and, naturally enough, the poor fellow, in his fright, takes to scolding us for having; profited by his 'foolishness, instead of blaming him self for the fatal . exposure of what he promulgated some weeks too soon. ; We desire to have it recollected that Our wish has always been, to see the King of England provided with a commodious and handsoMe residence, and uttended,and surrounded as becomes the Royal sta tion. It was further our opinion declared, not Many days ago, that the specific portion of Buckingham Palace which was said to be destined for His Majesty's own personal comfort, should be finished without delay, and made ready to receive hint before the setting in of winter. But for the show—the gingerbread—the mountebank, part of the exhibition—the ball-rooms, and grand halls, end cupolas, and mounds, and frippery, and other excerfita from the voluminous, interminable, and, we must add, intolerable, common-plaec-book of 'Brighton, we bad hoped that such ill-ti Med and ill omened conversions of the public money might have been at least for some short term suspended. Fora national palace Ins Majesty has Wimkor, the nOblest and proudest kingly residence of which the world can boast. To the repairs now executing upon that famous edifice we have not taken exception, nor to the improvements, for they are improvements, and in a severe and manly taste worthy of the eminent architect Who directs them. But where. is the sense of two stupendous Palaces? Why should Pimlico, the in curable Pindieo, be decked out arid bedizened with all this ill-suited grandeur ? In its former modest state, Buckingham-house was for many years the abode of as much true royal dignity as the gigantic mausoleum which now covers it is ever likely, to witness, This, we are sure, his present Majesty would be the first to acknowledge. If a suite of reception rooms, for the aristocracy of :England, be required any where in or near the me tropolis, is there not, as we before remarked, St. James's, with a redundance of all such spacious and splendid apparatus for the feasts and carousals of the most tumultuous Court ? These are not invidious questions. They are asked in every private company So which the distress of the poor of England have now for nearly eighteen months been familiar. We but echo she universal voice. Our opponents accuse us of not namsng " specific" reductions, when We recommend a general r eissrm of 'the expenditure. Why, here is tinethe Pirdi'sso job is one. 't'he York-house job is a second Item is'' deep and melancholy considera tion. The Corinthian inert' of Downing -street and Whitehall, where every thing; is to be turned into pil- ' lax, and capital, and frieze, and all the rest of it; if . it were necessary for the Ministers to as fine as the Monarch—there is a third item. A foOth item is the condition of the public hoods ;—that of Stamps, for instance, and many others quite as bad, wisereit is known that men receive their thousands a-year foe' salary, and merely pay an atasional visit to their of fice. We are challenged to this enumeration ; arid we add, that 20,000 men and officers might be struck off the army to-morrow ; but the Ministers will do no snch thing ; they will kick their minions into a gross abuse of every man who dares to expose the unredressed grievances of the country ; they will con sent to no reduction or reform whatever, much less will they undertake any, until they are for ced b y a di minished Supply. Therefore it is we say to Parlia ment, vote a supply less by four or five millions than what they demand from you, the requisite reductions of expenditure will then be made, and the public cre ditor will be the more secure of his property. Lastly, let any man or sense or decency look At the terms in which we are railed at for having spoken respectfully of the King's person, while we animad verted on his officers. Not a syllable expressive of est eem for his Royal virtues, or of reverence for his high and princely office, has escaped. a reprint in italics, by the disloyal scribe who accuses us of fawning and hypocrisy, be cause we are courteous and respectful in our language t o wards his most, gracious Majesty. We have used the t vressions of " excellent Sovereign," the " com mon f r iend and father of his people," " generous P r ince ;" spoken of his " tender affection towards his broken-down objects," and of his " virtuous indigna tion " at the miselmployment of the money raised in taxes : and let the world take warning from this, what 'are time rea l sent i men ts pf hirelings and panders to wants those whose bounty feeds them, and of whom they profess to be the adoring slaves. The foOlish . • Creature who wags h i s dirty tongue At The Times on this occasion, declares emphatically that it is impossi ble to speak of our most gracious Sovereign as an ex cellent, orgeeerous, or affectionate, or virtuous Prmee, without.being guilty of " gross hypocrisy," of " paltry insinuation, .and " sneering sarcasm.'"---Times. The religions world, and particularly that part of it Who take aim interest in the diflbsion of the Scriptures, mtsst_be greatly scandalised at the unseemly warfare w hich is going on between the London Bible Society and sessne of its branches in the North. We do not pretend ti) know exactly the cause of the quarrel, nor can weacetsunt for the bitterness and unchristianlike conduct of some. of th e liartim, except 11 supposing that personal pique, or selWieerest, or vanity, or some More blamable motives, have More infinence on their Minds, than the spirit of Pease anti charity, which they ram; to cherish. As far as we understand the sub- Ptook its retie about th Apocrypha. ject, toe disput e One party wished it to be distributed with the Bibl e measure, and resisted it a nother objected to su ch a with as much eagerness and obstinacy as if the fate of millions had depended on the resu t. religious t flame a ;li g h t M a tters it Ls well known what ls s therefore, d Mprised, spark will raise. We we re mint, that one quarrel le d to another, an that the obstina we cy of the parties b ecame daily more confi r meit; but were s u rprised that they shoul d have imitated so. assent closely the 'eornitici of thieves and robbers, who quarre l the booty, recriminate on one anothe r, and theme ells n . dose to the world the faults of the ir former associates and friends. Dr. Thompson, a Minister of Edinburgh, ;Wears toOst4lie the lead uS the North on this occasto) and to exert all his research in discovering abuses, and all his eloquence in proclaiming them to the world. Many of the members, whom the community 'regarded as'highly respectable, he ningiointsr,out as men !, who have engaged in the sacred cause from interested !' motive, and charges . them with sordid conduct, in receiv ing salaries for duties which they ought to have per formed gratuitously ; and in spending the finds of the Society in visiting their friends in the country, under pretence of forwarding the interests of religion. Such conduct, no doubt, is highly censurable; but will the world believe that the Reverend Gentleman was igno rant of these abuses till his quarrel commenced—and , will not the malignant, and particularly tWse hostile to Bible Societies,. say, that they would not have been disclosed but, for this quarrel, or from despair, on the part of the informer, of obtaining one of those salaries, or visiting commissions himselfi' We thought that the Irish Catholic orators were almost the only persons • in this country who did every thing in their power to injure the cause which they pretended to advocate.— The orators of the North, however, are not at all more prudent or consistent. They have succeeded in separating many of the branch societies in Scotland from the parent society in London:. They have raised a prejudice against the whole system, and hit upon the most effectual method of diminishing the annual contributions. The public will say, if such sordid actions are daily performed in this country, the focus of all these societies, and these too by clergymen, what can be expected from other agentf4 and particu larly those in foreign countries, who are not narrowly' watched, and who will naturally divert the funds of the society to their own purposes ? If they quarrel and fight with one another, what security can there be that the violence of passion or linty-spirit will not proviiil over those sound and Christian principles 'which they profess to be the rule of their con ' duct ? Their whole conduct, in short, from the beginning of the dispute up to the present moment, is so preposterous and so injurious to the cause, that we can account for it only by saying, in their own language, that the evil one has been permitted to cast this • bone of contention among them, and to rule over them for a season. We trust, however, that it will turn out for the good of the community. Instead of 80,0001. the enormous sum annually collected for the Bible Society, we should not be surprised if it were soon reduced to half the amount. We have for some time thought that subscriptions in aid .of this society have been carried too far, and made to the injury of institutions and societies which spend the funds all in , this country. It is, no doubt, a matter of great con , sequence that the poor should have bibles, but there are other purposes for which the money of the bene volent and charitable might be expended with equal, r and perhaps greater advantage. Forty thousand a-year r might do a great deal in reclaiming our youth from wicked habits, or in preventing the ruin of many fe males who nightly infest our streets, and who not un frequently put an end to their misery and crime by a violent death. Many of them are driven to this wicked course of life by the inhumanity of masters or mistresses, who, for some trivial offence, cast theni on the wide world, expose them to want and wretched ness, yet at the same time subscribe to the Bible and Missionary Societies • sums of money which would have been sufficient to save these helpless •and unfor tunate creatures from utter ruin. Many of them, too, perform towards one another deeds of sympathy and kindness, not at all surpassed by those of the young woman whose name has been so Much before the public—deeds which prove that. they are not all natu rally wicked, and that much might be done for them by the charitable and humane. We think that Th. - Thoinpson and his colleagues might spend their time much better, and in a manner more suitable fo Mi nisters 9f the Gospel, in devising some plans for les sening the crimes and misery of those committed to ti t it care, than in traversing the country to make s peeches about Bible Societies, or rail against , their former associates and friends.—Morning" Herald. POLICE INw,LLIGENC E. GUILDHALL—A gentleman applied to Sir PSTYR LAUIIIs for a warrant, to apprehend it perm who is,' or was, a solicitor, for surreptitiouily circulating a bill of exchange, which was en trusted to him profesaionally by the drawer, for the purpose of . being discounted, without having Oven the drawer any account of, or consideration for, the same. The bill bore date the l9th of Augist, and wan drawn on Mr. J. T. Grice, of Keppel-street, Russell-square. The applicant referred to Sir T. Plumer's Act, 52 Geo. 111. cap. 63, as one that exactly met his case. This statute required that the person placing the bill in the hands of any attorney or agent 'for any purpose, should accompany it with an • order in writing, signed by the party so depositing the same, specifying how it should be applied. Without being aware that this form was necessary to protect him against fraud, be had en titled himself to the redress afforded by the Act, for 1w had en- Closed the bill in a letter, in which he requested the solicitor to get it discounted for him, and forward him the produce as soon as possible, after deducting his ehaliges. lie had learnt that the bill had subsequently passed Into the hands of a Mr. John Stacey, who had transferred is to some other party, but be had never received any value for his bill ► nor could he meet with the person of his friend, the solicitor. He wished however, to be provided with a warrant, in the hope that ha should at some future day discover his retreat. Mr: Payne, the clerk, remarked, that there was no statute giving partiol a criminal remedy in such cases. The clause in Sir T. Pitmen. Act, which the applicant had cited, related only to the misapplication of money ordered to he laid out in the purchase of Government or other securities. The gentleman thought nobody hut Mr. Payne could under stand the clause in that way. Tie had stated his case, and shown the Act of Parliament to four solicitors that morning, and not one of theta had any idea of the difficulty now started by Mr. Payne. The second clause commenced—" Whereas it is usual for persons having dealings with bankers, merchants, brokers, attorniee, and other agents, to deposit or place in the hands of such bankers, &r. sums of motley, bills, notes, &e., with directions to invest the monies so paid, or to which such bills, &c, relate in or upon Or vernment or other securities fur money, or to apply and dispose thereof in other ways, or for other purposes, and it is expedient to prevent embezzlement and malversation Its such cases; be it there fore enacted, &c."--Plow who could doubt that an attorney eta beating a hill deposited with him to be discounted, was meant to be amenable under this statute? Mr. Payne.—But you must take the whole of the clause toge ther, as you find it. It goes on—Be it therefore enacted, that if any banker, attorney, See., in ,whose hands any sum of money, bill, tirc - shall be placed, with an order in writing" to invest such sum, or the money to which such bill shall relate, in the purchase of any stock or fund, or in or upon Government or other securities, or in any other way, or for any other purpose specified in such order, shall in as/ Manner apply to his own use or benefit any such sum, or any such bill, Sze,' every person so offending shall be deemed to be guilty of a.misdemeanottr. So that your order, which related to the bill, should, to have conic within the range of this act, have been to invest the money to which the bill related in the purchase of stock, or in 00 - verourent or other securities, or in some other way, or for sonic other purpose. Mr. Beresford was inelined to think the act was intended to lw restricted to money deposited fur investment, because it was passed only in consequence of a: misapplicatio4 of some money placed by Sir Thomas Amer in the hands of a stock - b roker: to be applied in the purchase of Exchequer Bills. Si Prrett Loma was of the same opinion. se We are disposed to think that the magistrate and his clerk, have worded, and, the object of the statute. The clause is of P ar ii i ,, meo . - " , andi indeed, the language of most of our acts disgraceful: LIP as the Judges have repeatedly declared, perfectly the intention was :king at the context, we have no doubt that of agents , ;e r ro,teet all bills and money placed in the hands of employ i ng it " . rr i nb z..F loc . r a tment in stock, or fur any other mode n i n g, or i n any other gray,i t is the meaning a the words begin any =a 0 7 t o gy or for any utior purpose, sititli an o ut 14v, 7 THE MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current, of Tuesday.) COFFEE.—The reduction of the prices of Coffee noticed in our publication of 'Tuesday list, had the effect of attract ing.the attention' of the buyers ; they came forward and purchased freely, and though no improvement took place in the currency; yet there was more life in the market, and a larger proportion of the :public sales was disposed of. St. Domingo in large parcels taken in at 495. and 495. 6d,, on account of several rather extensive sellers for the speculators, and they offered freely at 48s.' 6d., it which price nearly 500 bags sold; they appeared to have been'held for some time, and for persons resident in the 'country. There were three public sales to-day, Jamaica, Demerara, and Berbice, the whole sold heavily at a further reduction of is. a.2s. per cwt. on the low qualities. No Foreign Coffee has been disposed of.. St. Domingo is nominally 495. a 50s. SUUAR.—The Sugar market continued in a very lan guid and depressed state last week; the great proportion of the leading West India houses have withdrawn their Sugars from the market ; a few holders who pressed sales 'submitted to a further reduction of 6d. to Is. per cwt. The whole purchases of the week, several of which were made privately at low prices, did not exceed 1,200 casks. • The stock has increased 1,700 casks since last week, and the comparative delivery with last year about 800 hhds. less ; the consequence has been a . very heavy market all day, the buyers only offering for parcels at a further re duction, which the holders will not accept. At the close 'of the market to-day, the sales of Muscovades, by private contract, are estimated at 800 hhds., as the holders have accepted the reduced prices offered. The Mauritius So lara to-day sold at full prices. The reduction of the prices 'of Refined goods last week appears to have induced the buyers to come forward, the demand has since been gene ral both by the exporters and by the wholesale Grocers, for home consumption ; the purchases are reported very ,considerable; low Lumps have advanced, and are held with some firmness;* ,Molasses, which have fallen to 255., is also risen. To-day there is no new feature in the market : the .61 /T er& are still purchasing, and the grocers 'show some inclination to get into stock—Molasses still 265. The public sale of Havainiali Sugars, about 1,400 chests, ivas nearly all taken in, good White, 41s. a 435. ; ordinary to middling, 355. a 40s. INDido.—The sale at the India House commenced on Thursday last; it consists . of about 7,300 chests, of which ,nearly 1,800 chests were yesterday gone through; the first two days the advance was Is. Gd. to 3s. per lb. on the last India sale, or about. Is, on the previous market price; and yesterday there was, again a farther rise of 4d. to Gd. per lb., and great briskness in the demand. As there are so many rumours circulated about the quantity bought for export, we have with much care traced the purchases, and we find nearly the whole is taken for shipping ; the quan tity bought for home consumption is at the highest esti mate, only an eighth part of the, quantity yet disposed of. To-day there is more taken for home consumption; the prices are rather lower. Fitly IT.--Th e arrivals of new Fruit continue hurried for ward to public sale; the following were offered on Friday last :-61 boxes bloom sold 8.55. a 875.; 478 boxes Mus catel Raisins, taken in at 5/. 10s.; 1,262 half-boxes ditto 6/. ss. a 61. 75.; 2,073 quarter ditto 71.; 20 quarter-brls. Lexie, part damaged, 3.55. a 405.; 40 boxes ° Jordan Al monds, 10/. 10s. Scarcely any of the Fruit was sold. The extensive public sales to-day, New French Fruit, Muscatels, &c., afford no criterion of prices; nearly the ivlrole was taken in. TOBACCO.—The declaration of the large sale in Holland still continues to attract much interest. This market has rather improved: The purchases are Kentucky leaf at 30., small parcels of Virg►nia 30. a 44., and for Ireland sd. to 6d. The new crop has now been inspected, and proves to be of a very good quality; but from every ac count the quantity is very deficient ; about 50 Mids. of new strips sold yesterday at 7d. a 74d.. At the public sale to-day 10 hhdi, German Leaf Tobacco ; there were no offers. Rust, BRANDY, and 110 trit)s.—The purchases of Rum last week were chiefly of the finer qual►t►es of Ja maica for home consmnption, 33 over sold at 3s. Bd, of a common quality, while line of only 31 over realised 3►s.lod. The Market appeared enerally firm at the previous cur- rency ; the purchases of Brandy and Geneva were inconsi derable parcels, , from . Which no criterion of the Market prices could be formed. SPICES.—By public sale yesterday : ' Cinnamon bbO hales, G chests, sold by order of the Lords of the Treasury, on account of the Ceylon Govern ment. I st quid., growth 1624, taxed at 6s. ed. sold at . is. 2d. a us. 11d. chiefly is. 6d. a is. 10d. 2d quality, taxed at sm. fid., sold at chiefly 6a. 3d. a 6s. 4d. Pepper,Blaek,2,o2B bags, chiefly taken in 4}d. a qd. Ginger, Malabar, 861 robins, 1,145 bags 20s. a , 241. Barbadoes, 210 bags Nutmegs, 15 casks Mace, 12 chests Caisia, Lignea, 20 chests llss. a 1161. lisp, Pearl, 268 chests The Cinnamon sold uncommonly high. Nutmegs and Pepper at Market prices; the latter was good light. Mace rather lower. HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.- The Tallow market, which had'advanced to 395, with rather a firm appearance, became heavy yesterday at 395. a 38S. 9d: ; the report re specting the Fisheries is looked to with some interest, as it has usually a great effect on the Tallow market, but no. change is at present apparent. In Hemp or Flax there was no material change. Tallow to-night 395. • 0n.0.-The market was thrown into some agitation yesterday by contradictory statements respecting the suc cess of the northern fisheries; the rumours by the parties for the advance were as ridiculous as the accounts of the other side; and from a close investigation of the advice, it may be stated that, up to the IBth September, 50 or a half of the whole number of ships at the fishery averaged 50 tuns each; and as the statements are made by two vessels arrived with good cargoes, the preponderance is in favour of a medium fishing for those vessels which are enumerat ed ; but as one half are not reported at a late date, their success may be stated very doubtfUl,' and in favour of the party for the rise. hi the prices of Oils no decided effect hus yet been produced, but there were • sellers at the for mer prices; for Greenland at 351. - to 34/.'; Southern Oil, was at the same quotation. Asuis.-Ashes wens' held yesterdey with firmness on account of the finioutable report of the Liverpool market. COTTON.--The Egyptian Cotton advanced fully k last week; the other descriptiOns were without any variation. -The purchases for the week ending last night inclusive, consist of-in Bond, 590 Bowed, aid. 11 71c1.; 400 Surat, sd. a std. ;•150 Bengal% qd. a 51d.; 60 Pernams, 10td. 50 Par,/ B d. Play paid, 3,300 Egyptian, 70. a 71d. IRISH PR OVISIONS. --There is no alteration in Beef or Pork. Macon is still dull. WOOERS , M I ! is tal ked f ----7,otTung present but a sleeping beauty, who, it seems, wakes occasionally, and At Caen the conversation turns on a prodigy, of anoth er fills asleep again for several month s . kind, a female wh o h as b een brought t o b e d of a,...., butterfly ! Such, at l east , i s the s t a t ement i n the Journal du edvad os ; a nd a lady has don e US the favour to ass ure us by letter that the fact is certain, and that the female in question is a fruit-woman, at whose door there, is a crowd to the present moment. Some puzzle appears to exist with respect to the kind of nurse which it will be necessary to provide ; in' the meanwhile, howeve r we have the satisfaction to say, that both the mother and the child-papillon are doing well,French Paper. MURDER. On Friday an inquest was held at Birmingham on the body, of a woman of the name of Timpson. The Jury were summoned to the Woolpack Inn, Moor street, at three o'clock in the afternoon. About half past 3, the Coroner attended, and after the Jury had been sworn, they proceeded to the house of William Timpson, Busby's-court, Park -street, to view the body. On returning to the Woolpack, the first witness exa mined was. _ ...... Gideon Taylor, who said—l am a police-officer of Bir mingham, and during the last week I have resided at the prison in Moot-street. Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, the prisoner came into the room of the prison called the chair-room. He said, " I am your prisoner." I said, " What for ?" He said," For murder." I asked him whom be had murdered ? said; his wife.. I asked him how he murdered her? He said, ho had cut her throat. I, asked what he had cut it with ? He said, " A case-knife." I asked him where the knife was, and searched him. I found no knife. He said," It was in the house." His right hand was very bloody, higher than the wrist two inches or more. Spots of blood were on his left hand, and ,on the bosom of his shirt. The shirt helms now on is not the same he then wore. [The shirt was here produced, and appeared spotted with blood.] He said he lis/ed at No. 1, Park-street. I went to No. 1; it proved to be a lodging-house, and not the right house. I had locked him up with the other prisoners. I returned, and inquired again where he lived. He then gave his right address, " No. ‘ l, Busby's-court, Pack street. " He said the key was in the door. He said the neighbours knew nothing of the matter. I went again with George Benbow and James Smith to No. 1, Busby's court ; found the door latched, but no thumb-piece to lift the latch, so I burst the door open with my knee. Here the Coroner was informed that a person was taking notes. He immediately said he could not permit notes to be taken. Reporter.—Mr. Coroner, I am here peaceably sitting . a spectator of the proceedings of the Court ; I will not, in the slightest degree, interfere to disturb these proceedings, and I hope my private actions will not be made the matter of public inquiry. If I do" any thing illegal, lam respon sible for my conduct. The Government papers give the most ample, details of these inquiries; and I hope in the country we may enjoy the same liberty. Coroner.—The Judges have solemnly declared that it is a misdemeanour to report these proceedings. Here the Headborough said he should turn me out if I persisted. The Coroner, however, said he had no right to order me to be turned out; but he should think it very disrespectful, after he had expressed his opinion on the subject, if I proceeded to take notes. I said I was de sirous to pay every respect to the Cdroner. I was main taining a point of principle, but certainly was very desirous to avoid any breach of politeness. The inquiry then pro ceeded. Taylor.—The wife lay before me as I entered the house. Her head was towards the fire-place, one knee rather bent, and the other straight. She was bleeding profusely from the neck, in which there was a wound as broad as my hand. She rattled a little in the throat. She was not quite dead. Blood lay on each side of the shoulders, and on the holes of the broken floor. A knife lay by her side, which Ben bow picked up. (The knife was produced, which the Co roner said was a small dessert knife). The knife lay on her left side, close by her. There lay a bonnet on the right side of her, with some spots of blood on it, and the crown knocked in, as with a blow. Taylor further stated, that he asked the prisoner this morning whether he had buttoned the collar of his wife's gown after he had cut her throat; he said he had not touched her after he had cut her throat. He had known the prisoner for several years, who had been tried, if not convicted; of a felony, •He had seen, but did not know, the prisoner's wife. The Coroner here asked the prisoner whether he had , - any question to put to tne witness. tie said very calmly—" I have not. I told him what he has said nearly. He might misunderstand me." George Benbow was then examined.—l went to the house of prisoner with the bust witness ; Taylor broke open the door ; I saw before me a woman lying on her back, about two feet from the tire-place : her throat was cut, and she was bleeding very much, and a great deal of blood was lying near her; I felt her pulse; it beat gently; she was not quite dead; she died directly ; I saw a cut on her left arm, about the middle, inside, in a sloping direc tion; there was a large bruise on the left hand; the right arm was across the body, and the knife lay. on the left side near the body, and left arm lay along the left side; the knife was about three or four inches from the body ; I picked up the knife, and gave it to Taylor; I examined the houie after Taylor was gone; 'I went up stairs, and found things in disorder. (The prisoner here said his wife had been sweeping the room, and had put' the things on the bed while she did so.) licnbow.—Taylor moved the body' about two feet out of the blood. Prisoner.—l have no question to ask of the witness. • James Smith examined.—l live at the Tamworth Arms, Moor -street; I accompanied Taylor and Benbow to the house of the prisoner; I saw Taylor burst open the door, and saw the body of the murdered woman lying about half a yard from the fender. The throat was cut, and the blood was running towards the fender_; she was quite .dead. Some wo men p ut a g l ass before the face to ascer tain whether she breathed. The erown of the head ap peared as if it had had some severe blows; her right hand was not across the body; the legs were not tied, as they now are. Mr. George Redfern examined—l am the keeper of the prison in Birmingham. On returning from the Oratorio, I called rip Timpsom, and said, this_ is u bad job. He said it - was, I asked him what was his reason for commit ting such an act—was it jealousy ? he said no. I asked him if he and his wife quarrelled; he said sometimes. Had you any words that day ? He said they had. The Coroner here said, the prisoner was at liberty to say what he pleased ; but informed him that, if necessary, his declaration would be brought against him on his trial. PriSoner—l have nothing to say. lam guilty of what has been said. I did the crime , " and I wi s h to su ff er for it. The jury returned a verdict of" 'Wilful Murder" against the prisoner, William Timpson, who, after a very proper admonition from the Coroner, was committed to Warwick Goal, to take his trial for the offence. A marvellous story, of which the following' is the substance, appeared in the Journal de Dunkerque of Tuesday.last ;--A young female in the 'Commune of Gremien havin g acqu i re d an extraordinary rotundity of person, was taxed by her friends with being en ciente ; which the poor girl, although sensible of her apparent situation, declared her utter unconsciousness of its being possible ; yet it was not until the expira tion of nine months, when the matrons began to waver in their opinions, that any belief was placed in her as sertions of conscious purity : for 1.5 months longsrshe continued to be incommoded by this strange burthen, when her pain becoming, so great, medical assistance was called , in ; who seeing no prospect of relief by natural means, a species of Caesarian operation was performed, when, to the astonishment of the doctors and gossips of the Commune, she was delivered of a, large :living Serpent, weighing, fifteen pounds I—This monster, it is concluded, must have been taken into the stomach of the poor girl in some liquid when too s mall to be perceived.— The same paper, quoting Le Medical Annals, this gr event a v i s not u ly adas, . tl p t ara a lle y le o d un ii g i (Nloceut4otrriisenaibosauytB; " 0 publish a large hook on the affinity' that exists between woman and the serpent, which be undertakes to trace from the creation .of the world ! 1,1 —.Civic Ports Herald. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the Turf Tap, in Tattersall's Yard, Upper Grosvenor-place, befor e THOMAS HIGGS, Esq., Coroner,* on the body of Charles Connor, Esq., comedian, one of the performers belonging to Covent-garden Theatre. Silas Sharpe resides at Old Brompton ; did not know the deceased : he was in the middle of the road in Hyde park on Saturday night, about twenty yards from the de ceased. Witness saw him drop down, and instantly went to his assistance, but before he got to the spot he gave a . groan. Witness felt his pulse, but all pulsation had ceased. No person had struck the deceased, or forced him down ; it occurred about 25 minutes befote nine o'clock in the evening. Mr. Henry Russell, house surgeon of St. George's Hos pital, said, that about nine o'clock the deceased gentleman was brought in ; he examined him immediately, and found he was quite dead. On examination he had no doubt it was 'occasioned by the bursting of an aneurism of a vessel leading to the heart. The Jury returned a verdict, " Died by the visitation of God. The deceased was 37 years of age, and has left a Wife and two children. A professional gentleman attended, and put several questions for the purpose of showing that the deceased was sober at the time, and that he was a man of most re gular habits. On Monday evening an Inquisition was taken at the Light Horseman, in Orange-court, near Leicester-square , on the body of Ann Coxall, a fine young woman, aged only .23 years, who was found drowned in the -Green-park on Monday morning. Mrs. Sophia Levi resides at N 0.4, Manor-grove, King's road, Chelsea; deceased had been in her service about three months ; she had some followers, one of whom wit ness believed she had slighted, and he enlisted for a sol dier • he used to come to the house, but as s he never al lowed strangers, she gave the deceased warning. On Still, day night witness paid the deceased two gniineas wages, and also gave her eighteen-pence to hire a coach. The deceased left witness's house about eight o'clock, wished her good night, seemed quite cheerful, spoke rational, and was always a good-tempered girl. Her fellow-servant had informed witness that she had been crying during the day. After the deceased had gone away a letter was found to the following effect : Oct. 7.—To Aaron Brooks. Dear Aaron--I have taken the liberty of informin g you that I leave Mrs. Levi's service on Sunday next ; if you wish to see me, come, or you will never see me any more. I hope you will PO deceive me. You did not believe Jane when she told you I WA! coining away. If you wish to have me, I hope you will corae; , for I think it time for you to .ake me, if you intend to have me, Or you shall never find me again. I remain your A NN lo C ver, ANONALL. Another from the deceased ran thus-- I think you do not care what becomes of roe, I have been told you only come to make a fool of me. Your friend and well wisher until death, AN N COXALL. Wm. Juvett sworn—His servant, who had been fo r the cows, found an umbrella and a box o n the bank of the pond. Suspecting from this circumstance that some per son had drowned themselves, he hastened to the spot, and about four yards from the shore observed found e She had her bon net on, female, but with no signs of life . d her shawl was over her face, bound in the front. an The brother of the deceived stated , t hat his sister wag rather gay your sister ? .Juror —Had Brooks promised marriage to Witness—l do not know. Juror—Has he behaved well to ber? Witsess'"lw:Ta. Juror—What , has become of the money' 1113 e fece'::- and high-spirited; she was not adapted to service:. Aaron Brooks deposed, that he went on from her mistress on the previous evening? " Itne— That is what I want to find out. Be ing, about six o'clock, to Mrs. Levi's, and saw the de" ceased through the window at tea; he did net speak to her, as Mrs. Levi did not like him to call. Wittemin,-- wards went home to his lodgiw here he 11.‘ ge at Acton, rived about nine o'clock. - n- The Jut d adjourne 3,- consulted for some time, and then the further ' • inquiry until this day (NV d sAI )in orde r e ne ay , to have the attendanceof or the person who assisted to c Y deceased's boxes. , , Sunday even.. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON DIARY, F t Y OCT 19, 11, DA • (At the Coart of Commissioners.) ~ J. Bellamy, Wood-street, Clerkenwell, carpenter ......•••" It E. Bishop, Sheerness, hanker n ......................... to C. Bramwell, Baker -street, Portman-square, wine-mereha W. Cole, New-street, Covent-garden, hardwareman ....... 1$ Cooper and Reader, Strood, woolstaplers .................. ..• 11 Fowler and Linthorne, Little Tower-street, tea - de alers . . ... 10 Froggott and Lillaym a n, Doncaster, linen-draper 5............ J. H. Gibbs, Chi s w e ll-street, Finshury-square, ...... It W. Haselwood, Stratford, stationer ............................ 10 J. Harrop, Saddleworth, clothier . ; ............................ ---- COUNTRY DIARY, Fat DAY, OCT. IS' a t 11 S. Baiter, Darlington , at the King's Head, Darlington 1 1 C. Bishop, Frome Selwood—Angel, Warmins ter ............ 0. Bridge, Marple--Lion, Stockport ....................... le G. Brown, Kidderminster--Hart, Hahlebury ............ ••• ' W t.. Corry, Ck J H un enst ß ri r d i J. Bonifield, Manchester—White's, Manchester .• ......... I T. Crosley, Wakefield—Sessions-house, Wakefield ......... 1 W. Drinkwater , Manchester—Hotel, Manchester .•• t ........... , M. Fidler; Norbury—White's, Manchester ................ 1 J. Garnet, Liverpool—George, Liverpool ..................... T. Gill, Stourport—Hart, Hartlebury •. .................... f; gge_htm—virgMineithssrsileFnasitthrifaugler.s., .......... ...... . . .. iiie B. Hallifax, Gutter-lane—Horse, Norwich ................. le J. Hearne, Gloucester ---- Mr. Matthews's, Glooreater '''''... i 0 J. Hirst, Manchester—Star, Manchester ............... :: ..... : 1 M. Hine, Liverpool—Mr. Finlow'e, Liverpool ........ 1 1 Witleanton—Ship, Mere ............................. . g, Roaltdale—Star, Manchester ........................... ~, T. H. Skelton, Southamptou—Guildha ll ' J W ..L t o t r og d, J. C. Nicholson, Liverpool—George, Liverpool .ii ......... ;; S. Silveeter , Bilston—Jeroingium A r ms, •Sln lll ,' 3 uu ••• 1 2 .......... 1 W. Smith, Leicester—Hotel, Birrujoo l4lll ...... : ;:0 . 1 ......... I I J. Stephens, Coombe--Commercial Raw l "' --1.19 t - I ......... 9 A..and J. Watson, Blitekburn—flotel, Alanches er ....... A. Watson, Blackburn—White's, Rlsucholer .. ;. :: ........... 1 1 Wentworth and Co., York—Court-house, Waketten! .... 9 1' Wiggleeworth , Caine—White's , Manchester ............... 9 J. Willey, .Manche s ter —White'e, Alanrhast el ,; .. . ; ...... .. M 6n- Worthington and Hodkinson, Al anchester.— IT inta i ontnaniPl .... chaster ..• ..... . ............ .. ................. ".. ; ....... 11 d and J. Weight,yley and Basiughall-street---Heecet ..... . 19 borough ..................... .......... . ...... ~ ........ 9 J. Young, ColefordSpread . E;gle, Gloucester .... . 2.. .. ,--.......... BIRTHS. ~ ~f GeOd e On the 6th inst., at Langley Bury, Herts, the l a d y --- Sulivan, Esq., of a daughter. leas, a On the 6th inst., at Pyrland Hall, near Tatinton, t he F. N. Rogers, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. to EL I- On the 30th ult., J. C. Steavensou, Esq of Fort !-le, 2 4 .' 1 ' sabeth, third daughter of John Fenwick, Esq . !, of CaidPjot On the 10th inst., at Aldenham Church, by the I lion, Rev. William Thillusou, Captain Phillimore, eldest fon °l Rest , ' Miss oR;)CPb Robert t i r the tl3nh id l i-i t Pihnqnre;tl,E daughter .F ' o r od f Ko s 1 i fe a nt m dba6 , lll7tell Cheshire, eWrtfulr‘(Tl: b 'l tit : r t e t iet:;"' " I'd e 3 ;•. 11°:: of Chester, Thomas Alexander Oakes, Esq., of th e 14 1 " ,:gho r India Company's Madras Civil Service, to Clara Sql , ini '''' - l i ire* of the late P. F. Muntz, Esq., of Sellywic_ters , . James Dancer, Esq., DIEM : p e ts, On the 10th • Inst., at Kentish-town, after a l ingeri n g ' On the Bth inst t formerly of FurnivaPs-ian• 9 a Gorphwysfa, near }Ungar: . 49tr lianas E. liams, s{l., of New Bond-street, wine-merchant, in h° year of his age. , 'Pe* On the 20th tilt., at Manchester, after a short but s evere • a in his 27th year, William Burrough, Esq., late of Wilt °nPia ab ' Knightsbridge, eldest sou of the lute Captain Charles Buir °°. ' R.N., of Brampton, Cumberland. -- , Priat44 and Publishod by M. YQUNG, at the s,,,,eopics. pro. zig, STRAND, FiretWOad Wit